John 15:18 establishes that the world's hatred targets Jesus first, reinforcing John 15:23's claim that hating Jesus means hating the Father who sent Him.

John 8:40-42 shows that failing to love Jesus reveals not being from God — directly paralleling that hating Jesus is hating the Father.

John 16:3 explains why they hate: ignorance of the Father and Son — directly exposing the root of the hatred described in John 15:23.

John 8:42 states that loving Jesus proves God is our Father — the positive counterpart to John 15:23's inverse, linking hatred of Jesus to hatred of the Father.

John 7:7 explains the world hates Jesus because He testifies against evil — same hatred extends to the Father.

John 5:23 directly states honoring the Son equals honoring the Father — strong parallel to hating Jesus = hating the Father.

2 John 1:9 warns that not abiding in Christ's teaching means no God — linking rejection of Son to loss of the Father.

1 John 2:23 states that denying the Son means not having the Father — reinforcing that hating Jesus is hating the Father.

Psalm 81:15 explicitly mentions 'those who hate the Lord' and their submission — a direct parallel to the concept of hating God that connects to hating Jesus.

James 4:4 equates friendship with the world to enmity with God; John 15:23 equates hatred of Jesus to hatred of the Father — both warn of opposing God.

Psalm 2:2 depicts rulers conspiring against both the Lord and His Anointed — a typological preview of rejecting Jesus and the Father together.

1 John 5:1 says loving the Father leads to loving His children — the positive side; John 15:23 warns that hating Jesus is hating the Father.

Proverbs 8:36 has Wisdom say 'all who hate me love death' — paralleling Jesus as divine Wisdom; hating Him is hating God.

Isaiah 30:11 portrays people rejecting the Holy One of Israel — hatred that mirrors hating Jesus and the Father.

Psalm 89:23 says God will crush those who hate the king — a typological link: hatred of David's heir (Christ) equals hatred of God.

Job 21:14 quotes the wicked saying 'Leave us alone' to God — a clear expression of rejecting God, which parallels the hatred described in John 15:23.

Luke 19:14 depicts subjects who hate their king — same rejection of authority as hating Jesus means hating the Father.

Matthew 7:21 stresses doing the Father's will over mere profession — connects to true love vs. hatred of Jesus and the Father.

Zechariah 11:8 describes detesting God's prophet — pattern of rejecting God's representative, parallel to hating Jesus = hating Father.

In Romans 1:30, Paul lists 'haters of God' among sins — John 15:23 shows that hating Jesus places one in that same category of God-haters.

Romans 8:7 describes the fleshly mind as hostile to God; John 15:23 identifies that hostility as hatred of Jesus, linking the two.